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'It's a really serious situation': Warning food prices are set to spike in the UK

Fertiliser prices have more than doubled since January due to energy costs and supply disruptions, threatening UK food production and increasing inflation risks, industry experts warn.

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This spring, the most valuable commodity in agriculture is not sunshine or even rain, it is fertiliser. By some estimates, up to half of global production of crops and livestock depends on the magical combination of minerals and chemicals that make up synthetic fertiliser.

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Warning food prices are set to spike in the UK due to Iran war

Many farmers and produce growers are reeling from a sudden increase in costs due to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz - and it's set to feed into prices on supermarket shelves.

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